[mythtv-users] [OT] Xbox Frontend/Xebian 1.1/Alsa

CTD ctd at minneapolish3.com
Fri Aug 5 01:53:26 UTC 2005


Dave wrote:

>On 8/4/05, Johan Kihlström <johan.kihlstrom at bredband.net> wrote:
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>>Michael T. Dean wrote:
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>>>Dave wrote:
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>>>>    I had a frontend on my Xbox without issue for about 8 months.
>>>>Then I
>>>>decided to upgrade Myth to .18, and in the process, upgrade Xebian to
>>>>1.1.
>>>>    Problem is, now I can't get sound of the XBox with Myth.  I can play
>>>>audio OK using aplay, but when I go to view a recording with Myth I
>>>>get  "mixer unable to find control PCM"
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>>>What happens when you set "Mixer Controls" to "Master" instead of "PCM"?
>>>
>>>Mike
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>>Doesn't matter, I'm afraid
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>>I just had the same problem when upgrading to the latest Xebian.
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>>The sound device in the X-box has no mixer, so in order to make ALSA
>>work you have to disable internal mixing in myth.
>>You also need a good .asoundrc and instead of selecting /dev/dsp in
>>audio you have to write ALSA:(device from asoundrc)
>>
>>Good luck!
>>
>>Johan
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>Ok, disabling the internal mixed fixed it.  I swear I tried this
>yesterday after reading about the XBox not having a hardware
>mixer.....
>Anyway, I've got sound with: MixerControl=PCM (this is probably
>ignored since internal mixing is off), AudioDevice and
>AudioOutputDevice=ALSA:cards.pcm.dmix
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>Thanks for the help & suggestions!
>Dave
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I basically had the same issue.  I installed  myth 0.18.1 using install 
help from http://bit.blkbk.com/ (0.4.5-beta) on a xebian 1.1.0 xbox.  I 
followed a previous post's instructions where the only change I had to 
make was setting Audio Output Device to /dev/dsp.  No volume control in 
mythtv, but I have sound.

Concerning some of the posts about HW vs. SW mod.  I found the info on 
www.xbox-linux.org a little dated in regards to the SW mod 
instructions.  I actually bought a mod chip after unsuccessfully 
attempting a SW mod using the www.xbox-linux.org instructions.  By the 
time my mod chip arrived, I found other more up to date instructions to 
accomplish the SW mod on almost any xbox no matter what HW version or 
Dashboard version.

I basically followed the instructions on the following links to SW-mod 
the xbox:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=44&t=257509
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/203285
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php

I did purchase the an action replay kit from ebay for $20 and rented the 
ORIGINAL MechAssault Game in order to perform the SW mod.

I then followed the http://bit.blkbk.com/ instructions.

Then I used some evolutions dashboard tutorial instructions on 
xbox-scene.com on how to start the linux install w/o needing the boot CD.

Now I have a stable and cheap  frontend.

Hope that helps.
Mike


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